Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-24
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one ne loom ..'',, That Cost $1,000
$50. Coss a.,
No sooner had We 49,.
houses in scmber colors win 'aea our
hogany and early English fn,' fk ma
black oak, which appeared ~a y
en-. IL IL really was not w,. "o,nsat.
dealers inaugurate perfect CO.. !. y H.
white furniture, llght-color.,, 'azs h
stored goods, and from Tho = s upasl-
and aristocratic English o. s 81,
styles we became imbued with H. S''a'
riod OF Louis Quinze. Hows. sas
DARK rich furniture is too beautiis, "
give up without a struggle. and ,.a,, .
now dictates that those who c.n '@'s'a
it shall have each room II NJ. an'fd
dence furnished to represent NJ, no. ,e''
distinct period, but certain Su'ya
as well. Thus we have Encl.h yun'rr
french rooms colonial, Egyptian .as
Japanese apartments, accordipc !, aaa
purse or fancy. The fra q ~
room built in New York Of any n ras
inence is the music-room in tho v r,v1
mansion. now owned and occr.: .'ala
MIR. Whitelaw Reid. The dca sp'ea BY
y polished in light colored woo'Is 60 y,
The entire apartment IS Of ivory , &c aaa
picked out with gold, and in liz r "as
OF the walls medallions Of lutpar @ass
bons. and scrolls of music a. ~
some white room" has tho ao naaa.
polished wood, with here and ,Ss
white Astrakhan rug; the furn;tr.si:e
white. picked out with gold. upbolss sa
ed in white satin brocade; the car,";a
and other draperies are of white Nun .Ia''
embroidered with gold; the nIo assa
frames are white and gold. a wb;,a s'al'
sci stands in one corner, and ~. ~
and gold piano. 1t makes a mos, INV hnle
tiful apartment. Not long aoo Cav ,st
writer described this room to ns
young wife who lives in an ad;aos..
town. She has comparatively I iii.
money but excellent taste; recentlv wv
! invited me to see her .'white rom, "
which she surprised me By SAVING w.,
all the result OF her own incenuitv sas
cost but little. The wood fioor h,d h W..
stained and polished to look like c s..a
ny, and several white fox rugs, which
cost about So. 80 were la d here and th ,'ra
She had bought several of the tripod.lsa
ged tables with pine tops. The Iecs i.
painted VIII tie with & 1t lines, using tbs s
liquid gliding. The tops were covered S
with white plush, and another VIII
white felt. W til yellow satin bows j,
the corners and gold fringe. She ALA
made a mantle scarf of white plush
trimmed with yellow bows. An Old.
fashioned, high-backed kitchen chair
she painted white and made for Il a
yellow plush cushion. One Of tba
ord nary Shaker rocking cha RS WA,
also painted white and gold, and over
the red and black braided seat She had
tackled white felt with some yellow
flowers embroidered upon it, while the
back was decorated with q yellow
Chinese silk scarf. Plants grew in com.
mon fiower-pots, painted white; an
easel was made of pine, painted white
while over the mantel was an old
fash oned oval Mirror, such as wer.
used fifteen years ago. Between win
dows she had hung the M rror length
wise and painted its common back wal
nut frame white, looping white sill
scarf, with golden figures. around it.
milking stool, also painted white, wit
bunch of yellow flowers painted upo
the seat, stood in corner; at the win
dows were white China silk curtain;
tied back with yellow bows. Ihes
curtains. being of the same material a
six handterchiefs, of course, wash a
well. Old, disused walnut pictur
frames were also painted and glded
match the other articles. And beaui
full wall bracket was made OF a squar
OF p ne board to which was nailed lhre
little shelves put on irregularly lik
three steps. This also was painte
white, gilded on the edges Of To
shelves, and hung up BY screw-eyes
which We're concealed by yellow bow
"a pretty yellow. A Leeds vase wa
one of the ornaments, II VIII te candle
stick, which held a yellow, twlste
candle. choice bit of royal Worceste
which were among the Possessions, an
of course, other ornaments about th
apartment. A bird sang in bra
cage, harmonizing with the decor
tons. The effect was like fairylan
and in spite of this fact the pref
owner of all informed me that tn
charming result was reached at CO. c..
not exceeding S25. 1t would be dlf
cult TO say VIII CHI was the more beau
full, the white ROOM" with its 60
geousness and while p ano. WIN
apartment cost in the neigIiborhood
$40, 900. OF that of the pretty your
housewife who with little money 0
much taste and industry, had creal
an apartment unique, beautiful an
better than all. showing her own J
dividuality. -Ne,0 forG Mod ana L
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